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rosea grammostola schrieb:

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> David Adler wrote:

>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dave Phillips  wrote:

>>

>>> Greetings,

>>>

>>> My laptop has seen a variety of installs over the past year, and I now

>>> have a fair amount of delegated but unused disk space. Is there a

>>> recommended procedure or program that can re-acquire that space for my

>>> Karmic installation ? I've never repartitioned a disk *after* an

>>> installation, so I'm a bit nervous about the process. Advice is needed

>>> and welcome.

>>>

>>>

>> I'm quite sure you heard of it, gparted livecd comes

>> into mind.

>> To cite the FAQ regarding safety: 'Short answer: Yes, it

>> is safe :)'.

>> Well, keep the usual caution and do backup everything.

>>

>> I never had issues, just used it a few times. Once for

>> exactly that task - deleting partitions and resizing/

>> moving existing ones to cover the free space while

>> keeping all their data.

>>

>> Usage is graphical and just simple.

>>

>>

> Or the system rescue cd, with gparted included...

> 

Another alternative is to use a knoppix cd with qtparted. I have used it

to re-partition several hard drives over the years without any problems.
Best regards,

Lutz

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